Cheerios at 3am

Yesterday:

5 miles on the treadmill, trying to keep my HR below 145 (Maffetone Formula 180-age). I ran roughly 5.5-6.0mph, slowing it at the end to keep my HR lower. In preparation for Death Valley, I spent 15 minutes in the sauna. It gets hot in there. The chain I wear around my neck almost burned my chin.

Spent much of the evening confirming the lunacy of the Badwater Ultramarathon. It's amazing how much pride I am deriving from this despite not running it.

Not much sleep last night. My son is coming down with a cold. He was cranky and my wife slept with him in our bed. He wanted cheerios at 3 am. I slept in our guest bedroom. Then for some reason, a clock that we never set an alarm on, went off at 6:00 am downstairs. I ran into a door trying to figure out where this was coming from. Fortunately, I needed to get up at 6:10 anyway.